first death of a celebrity that you remember in your life ?

When we lost Fatty Arbuckle, 6-29-1933, that was tough.

When we lost Fatty Arbuckle, 6-29-1933, that was tough.

That's why I love you so much, drjohn. You keep me laughing!

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

The Daily Express did a cartoon of him lying in state, but depicted as a pig !

I recall my father being upset by this, saying: "Whatever the man has done in his life, in death he shouldn't be portrayed as a pig !"

And then, that same month, Queen Mary died [our queen's gran].

We guessed something was amiss, that morning, when the radio stations were just playing funeral music !

. . . The Daily Express did a cartoon . . .

That was so childlike of them!

Sincerely - intheghetto

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

The Daily Express did a cartoon of him lying in state, but depicted as a pig !

I recall my father being upset by this, saying: "Whatever the man has done in his life, in death he shouldn't be portrayed as a pig !"

And then, that same month, Queen Mary died [our queen's gran].

We guessed something was amiss, that morning, when the radio stations were just playing funeral music !

you said james dean on page one

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

you said james dean on page one

Colin's memory isn't what it used to be.

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

you said james dean on page one

Colin's memory isn't what it used to be.

LOL !

Well, I wanted to get Jimmy a mention !

But with longer to think about it, I've remembered the other two who were earlier.............

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

you said james dean on page one

Colin's memory isn't what it used to be.

that's what i thought

As far as I can remember, it was Stalin in 1953.

you said james dean on page one

Colin's memory isn't what it used to be.

that's what i thought

Cheeky !

Did you see my reply ?

Actually, I've remembered an earlier one.

King George VI [our present queen's father] died in February, 1952.

I remember the headmaster's secretary coming into the classroom & handing a note to the teacher, Miss Martin, who made the announcement to the class.

yeah i saw your reply. you had to have REALLY long to think about it

yeah i saw your reply. you had to have REALLY long to think about it

Well, yeah, but remember, some people my age don't remember anything at all.......................

yeah i saw your reply. you had to have REALLY long to think about it

Well, yeah, but remember, some people my age don't remember anything at all.......................

i know people in their 60's who has a really bad memory

Hello,

Being from the great state of Pennsylvania, I remember seeing this on television several times in the hours and days after this happened back on January 22, 1987. I remember my paternal grandmother passed away around the same time, about a week earlier. It's probably the first time that I first-hand witnessed and also experienced death in my family. Be warned the second clip is very gruesome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

Wow Daryl I am not surprised that you remember that so well, powerful stuff. I have never heard of Budd Dwyer, but am now wanting to find out more about him!

Daryl

Wow! Gruesome indeed. I wasn't aware of this incident until your post. Incredible and sad. It's impossible to imagine what is going through people's minds when they can appear normal then carry out such an act.

I remember seeing that clip on one of those faces of death videos,i thought it was fake then,Now i see it isnt

I was only about 9 when that happened. I do remember, thinking back on it, that there was severe snowstorms across Pennsylvania and that school was cancelled. This likely was the reason I was home to see it.

Daryl

I'm sure I'm not the only person of my age in the UK whose first death of a celebrity we remember is comedian Tommy Cooper, dying live on TV on the variety show Live From Her Majesty's which was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck in 1984. A memorable Sunday night for all the wrong reasons.

I know I shouldn't have kept watching. Jesus!

Didn't they see it coming? Didn't they see the oddly shaped envelope? And he had it in his hands, and they didn't jump him!

I am SO messed up after that. I had fair warning, but I went and watched it.

I'm sorry you saw that as a child. Sorry for everyone who saw that, when it happened.

rjm

I know I shouldn't have kept watching. Jesus!

Didn't they see it coming? Didn't they see the oddly shaped envelope? And he had it in his hands, and they didn't jump him!

I am SO messed up after that. I had fair warning, but I went and watched it.

I'm sorry you saw that as a child. Sorry for everyone who saw that, when it happened.

rjm

I think they did try to 'jump' him !

That's why he pulled the trigger prematurely, before he'd finished his planned explanatory speech.